Gu Qimiao was stunned for a moment and laughed dryly, shaking her head.
Her eyes lit up immediately, she even put down her paintbrush, looking like she was ready for a chat, and said, "You don’t know, my big brother is being pressured by my grandma to get married every day. It’s so annoying to watch! My big brother is so pitiful!"
"But come to think of it, it’s strange. My big brother is so handsome, rich, and talented, but at thirty-one, he hasn’t even had a girlfriend!"
Then she sneaked a laugh and whispered to Gu Qimiao, "You know, I always thought my brother might have a thing with Professor Fang, haha."
Gu Qimiao choked, was it really okay to turn her own brother like that?
She herself was amused by her absurd thought, laughed for a while and then asked Gu Qimiao seriously, "Gigi, you are twenty-three, shouldn’t a girl at your age be getting married too?"
Gu Qimiao looked at her, the corner of her mouth twitching, seemingly guessing what she was going to say next.
"Anyway, since neither you nor my brother have anyone, why don’t you two get together!"
Gu Qimiao quickly waved her hand: "No, no, your brother and I are really just friends!"
Their relationship was already distant enough, she couldn’t afford to make it more awkward.
Xiaoxiao pouted: "Why not? I think you and my brother are quite suitable for each other. I also like you a lot, and I bet my parents would too! If my grandma knew my brother was dating someone, she’d be over the moon!"
"Xiaoxiao, there’s really nothing between your brother and me, so... please don’t say that anymore."
And based on her previous two encounters with Grandma Shen, she doubted her grandma would be thrilled to know she was with Shen Yanchen.
Besides, there wasn’t anything about her that matched him. Not to mention her lack of background, she also had such a strange illness.
Even an ordinary person would want to marry a normal and healthy girl, let alone someone from a wealthy family like him.
Marrying him was something she could only dream about.
"Gigi, don’t you like my brother even a bit? Actually, he’s a really good person. He may seem cold, but he’s very caring! Just give it a try!"
She pouted again: "Alright! I won’t say it anymore, don’t be mad. Let’s keep painting."
Because of Xiaoxiao’s words, Gu Qimiao got a bit distracted afterward.
At five thirty, the phone on the table suddenly rang. Both of their eyes fell on it, and Xiaoxiao was even more excited than she was: "It’s my brother! Gigi, answer it quickly!"
Without needing her to say, Gu Qimiao answered Shen Yanchen’s call as quickly as possible.
His voice came through the earpiece, even more magnetic and charming: "Are you coming back tonight?"
"Yeah." If she didn’t go back, their time together would become less and less.
"I’ll come pick you up."
Afraid he would hang up, Gu Qimiao immediately said, "I’m at the Art Academy!"
He was silent for a moment before she heard him say "Okay," and then the call was disconnected.
Xiaoxiao immediately asked gossipily, "Is my brother coming to pick you up?"
"Yeah..." Afraid she would keep asking, and knowing that if she found out she was staying at her brother’s house, she would be even more relentless, she added, "It’s for work."
Xiaoxiao whined, "Gigi~ just give my brother a chance! He rarely interacts with girls, so if he keeps coming to see you, you must be special to him!"
Gu Qimiao just smiled self-deprecatingly: "I already told you, in his mind, I’m just a sister, like you."
She said disdainfully, "What’s with this sister-brother thing? If there’s no blood relation, it’s all fake!"